Cognitive Dissonance, 7.29.11

Cognitive Dissonance

In this installment of Cognitive Dissonance, Meg rails against the debt ceiling debacle, derides the war on the poor, and explains how we may all be screwed by the Tea Party's insistence on holding the global economy hostage to their temper tantrums. She also shares tweets from folks around the country encompassing their views on what's going on with Congress in 140 characters or less.

Dammit Troy stops by to troll Meg and discuss the virtues of llamas, plus Glenn Beck's political re-education/summer youth camp; Will returns from Prague and gives his take on welfare queen Michele Bachmann; and Meg tops it off with an epic amount of D-bags o' the Week. Angry Malcontent will return in a week or so - he was at the beach. Lucky bastard.

All music remains copyright the original artist.

Track listing:

1. "The Internationale" - Billy Bragg
2. "Hang 'Em High" - Dropkick Murphys
3. "Nothing's Going to Happen" - Elf Power
4. "American Dream" - Cletus Got Shot
5. "I Might" - Wilco
6. "We Can't Make It Here" - James McMurtry
7. "Little Prince" - Andrew Jackson Jihad
8. "What We Had" - Handsome Furs
9. "Which Side Are You On?" - Tom Morello
10. "Gratitude and Thanks" - Mischief Brew
11. "Stupid's Pledge" - Utah Phillips
12. "Politician" - Smalltown
13. "God Damn Shame" - Ike Reilly
14. "Unless You Are Free" - Utah Phillips
15. "New Revolution" - The Killigans
16. "Thatcherites" - Billy Bragg
17. "Talk-Action=Shit" - The Brian Jonestown Massacre
18. "Rawhide" - Dead Kennedys
19. "Dead Man's Curve" - Black Francis
20. "Every Last One" - Common Market
21. "Everyday Normal Guy" - Jon Lajoie
22. "Refuse To Lose" - Avery Storm, Chuck D, Dead Prez and The Evil Genius DJ Green Lantern
23. "Dump the Bosses"- Ani DiFranco and Utah Phillips
24. "The Triple Bill of Shame" - Collection Agency
25. "Right Wing Pigeons" - The Dead Milkmen
26. "Only Sean Can Judge Me" - The Gunshy feat. Andrew Jackson Jihad
27. "Conservative, Christian, Right-Wing Republican, Straight, White, American Males" - Todd Snider
28. "Political Scum" - The Tossers
29. "Banana Republican" - Captain Moonlight
30. "Days Like These (DC Remix)" - Billy Bragg
31. "Pirate Radio" - Mojo Nixon